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Sensation and Perception
vocab corresponding with Sensation and Perception chapter of the text.
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Psychology
11th Grade
11/10/2008

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Absolute Threshold
Definition

The minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time.

 

 

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Acuity
Definition
The sharpness of vision.[image]
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Anosmia
Definition
The inability to smell.[image]
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Audition
Definition
The sense of hearing.[image]
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Basilar Membrane
Definition

Runs the length of the spiraled cochlea, holds the auditory receptors.

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Binocular Cues
Definition
Depth cues, such as retinal disparity and convergence, that depend on the use of two eyes.[image]
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Blind Spot
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The point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye and does not contain receptor cells.[image]
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Bottom-up Processing
Definition
Analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information.[image]
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Cochlea
Definition
A coiled, bony, fluid-filled tube in the inner ear through which sound waves trigger nerve impulses.[image]
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Cocktail Party Effect
Definition
The ability to attend selectively to only one voice among many.[image]
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Color Constancy
Definition

Perceiving familiar objects as having consistent color, even if changing illumination alters the wavelengths reflected by the object.

 

 

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Cones
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Receptor cells that are concentrated near the center of the retina and that function in daylight or in well-lit conditions. They detect fine detail and give rise to color sensations.

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Convergence
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A binocular cue for perceiving depth; the extent to which the eyes turn inward when looking at an object.

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